The 8.2 ka event from Greenland ice cores

@article{Thomas2007The8K,
  title={The 8.2 ka event from Greenland ice cores},
  author={Elizabeth Ruth Thomas and Eric W. Wolff and Robert Mulvaney and J{\o}rgen Peder Steffensen and Sigfús J. Johnsen and Carol Arrowsmith and James W. C. White and Bruce H. Vaughn and Trevor James Popp},
  journal={Quaternary Science Reviews},
  year={2007},
  volume={26},
  pages={70-81}
}
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